B08.3
BillableErythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A viral infection, also known as fifth disease, that causes a distinctive lacy or net-like rash on the skin, typically affecting children and spreading through respiratory droplets.
Coding Tips
- •Fifth disease is one of the classic childhood exanthems; document if this is a confirmed diagnosis
- •Note the presence and distribution of the characteristic reticular (lacy) rash pattern
Code Hierarchy
└B08Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified└B08.3Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
└B08.3Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]